Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by Whatcom County Purchasing at its Office in the Administrative Services Finance Department located on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue, Suite 503, Bellingham WA 98225 for the following:

CONSULTING SERVICES For:
PIC Program Cultural Inclusivity Outreach Campaign

UNTIL: 2:30 PM, Tuesday, September 17, 2024

At which time and place the responses will be publicly opened (live/virtual via Zoom), and the names of the submitters read aloud. All interested people are invited to attend the live proposal opening via Zoom. Late submittals will not be considered. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any irregularities. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority, and women-owned consultant firms to respond.

The Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District is soliciting statements of proposal from qualified firms to assist with developing and implementing a cultural inclusivity outreach and engagement campaign for the Whatcom County Pollution Identification and Correction (PIC) Program, as further described in the solicitation document. The complete solicitation document can be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at https://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx, see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the solicitation posting page. If you are unable to download the pdf documents from this website, contact Purchasing at FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.

Prospective consultants will be held to federal EEO requirements, ADA requirements, and civil rights language by Whatcom County. No otherwise qualified handicapped individual, by reason of their handicap will be excluded from participation, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate forms by contacting Purchasing at FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us or by calling (360) 778-5330.

This project is supported with federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency. Please be advised that prospective consultants must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local requirements regarding civil rights; debarment and suspension; affirmative steps are taken to assure use of small business and minority, veterans, and women-owned businesses when possible if subcontracting; equal employment opportunity; Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act standards; anti-lobbying provisions; Americans with Disabilities Act; and E-Verify.

Publication Date(s): August 14 and 21, 2024.